From: sameer <sameer@c2.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 11:41:29 +0800
To: chen@intuit.com (Mark Chen)
Subject: Re: POTP Security
In-Reply-To: <9511120717.AA25332@doom>
Message-ID: <199511121045.CAA17461@infinity.c2.org>
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	Anything calling itself a one-time-pad which isn't, imo should
not be trusted, even if r, s, a, d, h, (and everyone else) said the
algorithm was great.


> 
> 
> > On 11 10 95 jgrubs@left.webcasters.com inquired about POTP 
> > security: 
> >  
> >  What level of security does this cute, little puppy provide??? 
> >  
> >  
> > One approach to answering that inquiry is an excerpt from: 
> >  
> >  Date: Sat, 21 OCT 95 10:58:51 -0500 
> >  From: Paul Jackman <jacktech@delphi.com>
> >  Newgroups: talk.politics.crypto
> >  Subject: Re: Elementrix One-Time Pad 
> > 
> >  
> >  ...mine [Jackman's background and experience] goes back to 1961 
> >  as Crypto Communications Control Command Center Supervisor for 
> >  the National Security Agency (NSA), and US Army Inteligence Se- 
> >  curity.  Even so, I do not consider myself expert in either the 
> >  technical sense or the historical sense.  But, I know enough not 
> >  to comment on algorithms that I don't have access to.
> >  
> >  The algorithm will be published when patent protection is assured.
> >  It is currently patent pending in several countries.
> >  
> >  As far as marketing goes, this product is not going to disapear.
> >  We have been premarketing security technology for four years through
> >  beta, and one year in pilot with international Fortune 100 companies.
> >  The initial presentations on Internet about a year ago showed us that
> >  the the newness and complexity of the Algorithm had to be presented
> >  one on on one to the experts which Elementrix has done.  There is a 
> >  long parade of companies that have implimented this technology but 
> >  do not wish to be named, (Typical of any security implementation. 
> >  Those who do aknowledge the integity of the products are noteworthy, 
> >  Allen Brill Kroll Assoc., Al Decker Coopers & Lybrand, Todd Sun Mer- 
> >  gent, and there will be many more.
> 
> Also noteworthy are those who have examined the product under NDA and
> declined to give an endorsement.
> 
> 
> --
> Mark Chen 
> chen@intuit.com
> 415/329-6913
> finger for PGP public key
> D4 99 54 2A 98 B1 48 0C  CF 95 A5 B0 6E E0 1E 1D
> 


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